Popsicles!

As a little back-to-school treat for the kids (and me!) I decided to splurge on one of these fancy little guys

A zoku quick pop maker!  This might seem like overkill but the kids love frozen treats but I hate the sugar and junk in the store-bought variety and rarely have the forethought to make pops ahead of time.  This makes popsicles in 10 minutes.  It's like an ice cream maker with the super-cooling liquid inside.  You store it in the freezer and when you want popsicles you pour in juice, pureed fruits or whatever, wait 10 minutes and...

Voila!  Healthy, tasty popsicles in a flash!  Aren't they pretty?  Blueberry juice with little apple slice hearts. 

The kids are already wanting to make every single fancy one on the box, but some of those can be tricky to release from the maker so we've stuck with easy ones for now - blueberry juice, pureed watermelon with lime juice, even cantaloupe!  Makes fruit after school way more fun.  And considering a found a great deal on the set I think it was well worth it!  The kids have basically had fruit for "dessert" every night this week and not complained or asked for junk once!

And a few bonus pictures of Sophie's original First day of school outfit, which ended up being her second day of school outfit after she ditched it for a fancier dress...

Little ham!